山手線ホームドア vs Rail World!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
山手線ホームドア
Experience a realistic simulation of the Yamanote Line station, allowing you to control platform doors and train arrivals. Perfect for train enthusiasts of all ages, this app offers a fun, interactive way to play pretend with train announcements and station sounds.
- Platform door operation
- Train arrival and departure simulation
- Line color selection
- Station announcement imitation
- Free play without game objectives
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電車が大好きな子供や大人たちのための山手線の駅シミュレーションです。 ホームドアの開け閉めや、車両の発着を好き放題に繰り返せます。 接近放送「まもなく1番線に～」や駅員さんのアナウンスを真似してごっこ遊びをしましょう! ゲーム性がないので小さいお子さんでも簡単に遊べます。 主な機能 ・電車の発車、到着、通過! ・ホームドアの開閉 ・視点移動 ・車両のラインカラー選択 ・発車メロディ 基本的に子供向けのおもちゃアプリなので、リアリティは追求しておりません。 サイレントモードでは音が出ないのでご注意ください。
Rail World!
Experience Japanese railways from multiple perspectives. Drive trains as the engineer, observe them like a miniature diorama, or enjoy the scenery as a passenger. This game offers diverse ways to engage with a virtual train world.
- Drive trains as engineer
- Diorama view
- Passenger view
- Explore 20km routes
- Future route/vehicle additions
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Drive the train as a driver. Look at the train like a diorama. Look out the train window as a passenger. This is a game that can be enjoyed in many different ways. Currently, you can drive within a 20km area. More routes and vehicles will be added in the future. Look forward to it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rail World! at 4.9 against 山手線ホームドア's 4.4. Rail World! also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 62%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 山手線ホームドア's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rail World! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 山手線ホームドア asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rail World! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of 山手線ホームドア's written reviews are positive against 90% of Rail World!'s.
山手線ホームドア ships an update every 2 months, Rail World! fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | 山手線ホームドア | Rail World! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 90.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 529 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BSM, LLC | Katsuya Maezono |
Customer experience
山手線ホームドア
Rail World!
In-app purchases
山手線ホームドア
No in-app purchases
Rail World!
- 早朝、夕方シナリオ$2.99
Questions
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